Private Lessons

Private Music Lessons

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CSMA offers private music lessons for students of all levels and all ages on over 20 instruments and voice, plus theory and composition. Currently, we are offering both in-person and online lessons. To enroll, complete our Private Lesson Questionnaire online at Arts4All.org. CSMA is the only music school in our community that gives students access to a complete, comprehensive music education. CSMA music students, at all levels, have opportunities to listen, learn, play, collaborate and perform.

In CSMA’s Private Lesson program, you’ll find: • Instruction in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular styles • Faculty of outstanding professional musicians and educators • Distinguished Faculty, recognized for their extraordinary professional experience • Individualized attention, emphasizing development of solid music fundamentals • Performance opportunities

Private music lessons take place at CSMA’s Finn Center or online on a weekly basis and may be 30, 45 or 60 minutes.

Please note: Students must have an instrument for daily practice. CSMA also offers specialized jazz instruction, designated by asterisks in the following instrument list.

Brass

• Baritone/Euphonium • Trombone • Trumpet • Tuba

Keyboard • Piano*

Percussion

• Drums* • Percussion* • Vibraphone*

Strings

• Bass, upright and electric • Cello • Guitar,* acoustic and electric • Ukulele • Viola • Violin

Theory

• Composition • Theory/Aural Training • Songwriting

Voice

• Voice

Woodwinds

• Bassoon • Clarinet* • Flute • Piccolo • Recorder • Saxophone*

HOW TO ENROLL

For detailed information about how to enroll in private lessons, please visit Arts4All.org. Questions? Contact the Private Lesson team at 650-917-6800, ext. 330 or privatelessons@arts4all.org.

Continuing students receive registration notice prior to each semester. They are given priority for time/date selection for their lessons.

New Students

Complete our Private Lesson Placement Questionnaire online at Arts4All.org.

A member of CSMA’s Private Lesson Team will reach out via email to help match you with an excellent teacher.

Tuition for Spring Semester 2023: • 30-minute / $997.50 • 45-minute / $1,444 • 60-minute / $1,938 Please note: Tuition is higher for study with faculty designated as Distinguished Faculty.

In keeping with our commitment to Arts4All, CSMA offers tuition assistance to qualified students. To apply, contact our Student Services office or download the forms at Arts4All.org.

Continuing Students

Financial Aid

Your Complete Music Education at CSMA

Private lesson students are offered a range of opportunities to pursue and expand their study of music:

Music Theory: CSMA’s comprehensive music theory classes enhance students’ private study on their instrument. These sequential, skillbuilding classes offer a structured curriculum based on the building blocks of music including rhythm, melody and harmony as well as ear training and sight singing. Higher level classes introduce the principles of composition, the study of music history and analysis of musical forms. Students develop reading, writing and listening skills to reinforce and build on what they learn in their private lessons. CSMA private lesson students receive a 50% discount when they add a theory class to their private lesson schedule. Contact musicclasses@arts4all.org to receive a recommendation for an appropriate level theory class.

Workshop Weeks: Workshop Weeks (Fall & Spring only) feature a series of special workshops led by CSMA music faculty. Past workshops have included: Recital Preparation, Music History and Composing Your Own Music. Merit Scholar Program: The Merit Scholar Program supports students who show a high degree of dedication to their craft and are looking to take their studies to a deeper level. This select group of students is admitted to the program through annual audition and receive additional performance, ensemble, and other learning opportunities. Merit Scholars are regarded as ambassadors of the Music School and have been accepted into some of the nation’s most prestigious music programs including The Julliard School, New England Conservatory or Music, and Berklee College of Music.

Music Examinations: Many CSMA faculty prepare students for the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), Royal Conservatory of Music Exam Program (RCM) and Certificate of Merit (CM) exams.

By the Numbers CSMA’s Music School

800+ 60 95%

private lesson students served

highly trained, professional music faculty

satisfaction rate

IMPORTANT POLICIES

Refunds: Students may request to withdraw or change teachers within three business days after the second scheduled lesson. Requests for withdrawal must be made in writing by email to the Private Lesson Team, privatelessons@arts4all.org. After this three day period, no refunds or teacher changes are granted. Absences and Make-ups: There is no school credit, reimbursement or refund for missed lessons due to a student’s absence. CSMA does not guarantee a make-up for a missed lesson due to a student’s absence. If a lesson is missed due to a teacher’s absence, a make-up lesson will be scheduled.